"paternal leave" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used in reference to the period of time that a father takes off from work after the birth of a child. For example, "John's boss was understanding when he requested a month of paternal leave after his daughter was born."
This included support for conception, delivery and child-raising costs as well as paternity and shared paternal leave.
One of Mr. Toyoda's priorities is lobbying companies and governments and sensitizing men about paternal leave.
Governments should also legislate to get employers to offer both maternal and paternal leave, and provide or subsidise child care.
She introduced paid paternal leave, increased federal funding for pre-school care and fought for new statutory requirements.
To support the participation of women and parents in the workplace, Finland has a comprehensive system of maternal and paternal leave for new parents.
Because the pay is significant – 80% of salary up to a ceiling of £2,300 a month – and because it's on a use-it-or-lose-it basis, 90% of Icelandic fathers take up their paternal leave.
The pay rates for male leave-takers are also pegged too low, making the financial penalty for paternal leave-taking prohibitively high for many families.
Further study can assess if longer leaves resulting from a combination of maternal and paternal leaves predict higher levels of father child interactions and higher level of involvement of fathers with their children later in life.
As the first country in the world to do so, Norway introduced a non-transferable paternal quota of parental leave in 1993.
Gaillo et al. reported that work environment, e.g., flexible working hours, parental leave, and autonomy over workload, were relative factors persistently associated with paternal depression [ 31, 32].
Moreover, an increased number of available social support systems such as daycare centers without onerous eligibility requirements, after-school programs, and paternal childbirth leave may be desirable.
